The ruined fortress of Dannenglor was once a glorious city of the Elves of Southern Mirkwood, before the coming of the Necromancer. It was a storehouse of knowledge and a center of trade for the Silvan Elves.

Upon a cliff overlooking the Anduin on the eastern banks on the river lie the ruins of an ancient watchtower called Tirnhirion.

The Woodman-village of Audaghaim in Southern Mirkwood was once a normal rustic dwelling place with little use for the world outside of the forest. They had peaceful relations with the Elves for many long years, until the coming of the Necromancer.

In the days of Greenwood the Great, Amon Angened was a watchpost of the Elves. From its summit, much of the wood could be seen.

When the Golden Host passed through the Mirk-eaves into the Dourstocks, they briefly laid siege to the goblin-camp of Burgûl-stazg. The goblins and their greater leaders fled into hiding at the approach of the Malledhrim, but returned after the Elves had moved on, preparing to fall in behind the Elves… but something went terribly wrong.